Minimum standards of behavior established by statues for a population or profession.
What are laws.
200
Health Insurance Portibility and Accountability Act.
What is HIPAA.
200
Never revealing any personal information about the patient.
What is confidentiality.
200
Voluntary standards of behavior established by a profession.
Code of Ethics.
200
Specific intraoral functions delegated to an auxiliary that requires increased skill and training.
What is expanded functions.
200
Who owns the patient’s original dental records?
Who is the dentist.
300
Of no harm to the patient.
What is Non-maleficence.
300
Level of Supervision in which the dentist is physically present when the dental auxiliary performs delegated functions.
What is direct supervision.
300
Dental assistant’s dental hygienists and dental lab techs.
What is a Dental Auxiliary.
300
Individual who has been examined and diagnosed by the dentist and has had treatment planned.
What is a Patient of Record.
300
The “four Ds” that must be present for a malpractice suit against a dentist to be successful are duty, dereliction, direct cause, and what?
What is damages.
400
Professional negligence.
What is Malpractice.
400
Level of supervision in which the dental auxiliary performs delegated functions according to instructions of the dentist, who is not necessarily present.
What is General Supervision.
400
Failure to pay a dental practitioner license renewal fee on time is an example of which of the following types of legal offense?
What is an infraction.
400
Doing something that should not have been done is an act of what?
What is commission.
400
Consent for treatment of a minor child must be given by the who?
Who is the parent or legal guardian.
500
Category of law that involves violations against state or government.
What is criminal law.
500
Consent that involves a written explanation of diagnostic findings, prescribed treatment and reasonable expectations about treatment results.
What is written consent.
500
Category of law that deals with relations of individuals, corporations, or other organizations.
Civil Law
500
Of benefit to the patient.
Beneficence
500
Type of consent in which the patient’s action indicates consent for procedure.